Baby poncho, birthday party and Nat Geo This week I tried my hand at crocheting a poncho for a newborn, attended a 3 year old’s birthday party and saw my name in print in a National Geographic guide book, not a bad week. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
48 Hours in Rome
Rome, you can love it or hate it but you can never call boring. We partnered up with Expedia Canada to highlight some of the great food spots we recently discovered in this bustling city. We opted to hang out near Termini and the funky neighbourhood of Monti, rather than the better known areas near […]
365 Project 2015 – week 14
Birds, Easter and the sugar shack This week we went to the Wild Bird Care Centre, had Easter dinner with family and spend an afternoon at Red Dog Farm for Maplepalooza. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
Parco dei Mostri
Secret garden Have you ever dreamt of having a secret garden behind tall stone walls? An oasis of paths and fantastic statues tucked amongst the landscape to disappear into and escape the reality of the outside world? Just a few miles down the A1 from Orvieto you will find the small hilltop village of Bomarzo. […]
365 Project 2015 – week 13
April fool This week we spent time with family, played dominoes by candle light during Earth Hour and dusted off the pinhole camera. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
A martyr, a miracle and coregone
The martyr The town of Bolsena is the sister city of Orvieto and just a short drive away. We decided to investigate this medieval fishing and vacationing village nestled on the shores of lake Bolsena for a couple of reasons. The first was to eat a special fish, called coregone, that is stocked in the […]
365 Project 2015 – week 12
Where’s Spring? Week 12, we’re nearing the end of March and Spring is definitely not in the air. We’re looking forward to the snow melting and the warm weather to arrive. In the meantime we’re cooking up comfort food and getting up to date on Canadian news. You can see all photos here. How did […]
3 months in Italy – a pictorial
Thousands of photos Since returning to Canada I’ve been sorting through thousands of photos taken over the three months we were in Italy. I wanted to share some but it’s so difficult to pick just a few since I have many favourites. I’ve done my best to pick just ten. This first one, of a […]